[Possibilities and problems created by the development in human genetics].

During recent years a considerable development of our knowledge in human genetics has occurred, and the fine structure of the total human genome will be known within a few years. In the mean time genetic technology as part of medical genetics has already been introduced in our health care and numerous individuals and families faced with genetic problems will greatly benefit from that. Some new ethical problems, however, also arise and some of them are dealt with in the present article.